Intercourse, brilliant name. There are so many funny ways to market it, particularly in the US. In fact it doesn't matter what this app does, the name itself has a lot of potential (it is a cool app by the way).<p>-At the end of a pitch when users are asked to rate it: Was it good for you?<p>-Make it social: Intercourse with friends / Intercourse with strangers<p>-Make it spread: Viral marketing campaign called STD.<p>-Make it practical: Marketing campaign about using phone/apps safely: Practice safe intercourse.<p>-Best practices: Never drink before Intercourse or you may not rise to the occasion.<p>-Have rankings: Let people brag about how good they are at Intercourse.<p>-Voyeur mode: The feature that lets people watch other people 'Intercoursing' should be called voyeur mode.<p>-Inactive user message: It's been too long since last Intercourse. Use it to make sure it still works. Call inactive user mode 'High School Band'<p>-Too short of a pitch: Really dude? Done already?<p>-At events: Intercourse in public.<p>-Multiple participants: Group Intercourse.<p>-Call the intro video: The Talk<p>-Help/Info section: Learn more about the birds and the bees...<p>Ok, I'll stop now.
DOA. This service will not get of the ground because of its name. I suggest you change it. There are so many other names that you can pick that do not have such a strong double meaning. You are unnecessarily hurting your startup, it is a challenge you do not need.
Ok picture this. Susan is in her cube. Nick, the office's resident smarmy dickhead walks up.<p>"Hey Susan, want to try Intercourse with me?"<p>Now Susan is extremely uncomfortable and Nick the dickhead gets to claim he was just talking about software.<p>It's cute what you're trying to do with the name but it won't work. Just look at the joke threads already in the comments here. It's all the proof you need.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gwXJsWHupg#t=2m37s" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gwXJsWHupg#t=2m37s</a><p>What a good, WOODY, word. ;)
I tried a similar idea last year. The gist was<p>1. Post a 60 second pitch about your startup/project
2. People provide feedback<p>We ran out of steam after a few weeks, it was difficult getting people to post their videos (chicken & the egg thing), plus we got distracted etc.<p>You said it's a part of a bigger project, so I wish you luck! (funny, I'm also based in Sydney).
Sigh. Yet another useful word that's been thoroughly misappropriated. ('Gay' is my other huge annoyance.)<p>L. <i>intercursus</i>, a running between - <i>inter</i>, between, <i>cursum</i>, to run.<p>An equivalent word is <i>intercurrent</i>. Same etymology, without the modern connotation.
This is a step up from ToastMasters.<p>Having heard myself on recording before, and seen myself on camera, I will be waiting for the Android Version 0:-)